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‘They don’t want to give power to girls’: the women shaking up Colombia’s graffiti scene
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In the once war-torn suburb of MedellÃn, murals draw thousands of tourists a day. Now a group of fe…
TV tonight: more chaos, capers and comedy as Brassic returns
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Vinnie tries to stay alive using a cap and glasses. Plus, Stacey Solomon and her cheerful experts h…
Labour government would ‘have to make it work’ if Trump wins, says Keir Starmer
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Leader of the opposition quizzed by BBC’s Nick Robinson on what he intends to do if he becomes prim…
‘A huge storm’: polarised Slovakia on a knife edge ahead of elections
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Populist frontrunner’s ‘toxic’ campaign has exposed deep divisions and a victory could move country…
Nagorno-Karabakh: at least 20 killed and hundreds injured after blast at fuel depot
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Officials say 290 people have been taken to hospital with dozens in ‘critical condition’ At least…
Co-operative Bank seems to have lost £2,500 I sent abroad
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It was to fund a language laboratory but when the money didn’t arrive we knew there was a problem …
Texas death row inmate at mercy of supreme court – and junk science
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Robert Roberson was convicted of murdering his two-year-old daughter on the basis of the now largel…
What links Brief Encounter and Shine? The Saturday quiz
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From Sulphurites to eggs in space, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Which magazine was…
Mascara can be infuriating. But the right one is out there somewhere | Sali Hughes on beatuty
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These new products avoid smudging and give good lashes – and there’s plenty of choice Despite masc…
Don’t cut British shows from streaming platforms in Europe, say German MEPs
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French and German politicians are in a standoff over a quota designed to boost European productions…
Three-quarters of rape survivors say police response damaged their mental health
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Home Office-funded survey exposes failures over serious sexual crimes by officers in England and Wa…
UK inflation in surprise fall to 6.7% despite rise in fuel prices
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August annual figure eases pressure on Bank of England to keep raising interest rates * Business …
Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘major’ fire at Lviv warehouse after Russian attack; Zelenskiy questions Moscow’s place at UN
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Man injured in attack on west Ukrainian city; president arrives in New York ahead of first in-perso…
How low can you go? Cars and Chicano culture – in pictures
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Lowriding is the Mexican-American subculture of cruising as close to the asphalt as possible. Photo…
Property over people? New York City’s $52bn plan to save itself from the sea
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A decade after Hurricane Sandy, critics of a federal plan that allocates billions to protect the re…
The New Leviathans by John Gray review – should we abandon hope and prepare for anarchy?
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The philosopher falls back on generalities and sketches of oddballs in his latest, sometimes frenzi…
My trip to a Greek island idyll where electric vehicles rule
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The Dodecanese island of Astypalea is waving goodbye to petrol and diesel in a groundbreaking proje…
Russia-Ukraine war live: key village near Bakhmut retaken; Chinese foreign minister to visit Russia
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Ukrainian president praises troops after retaking strategically important Klishchiivka; Wang Yi to …
In the footsteps of Virginia Woolf: walking the west Cornwall coast to the Badger pub
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Starting in arty St Ives, this route takes in a hill the writer ‘staggered up’ in 1909, the lightho…
‘I wake up happy! I’m singing all day’: Marina Abramović on pain, love – and her recent brush with death
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The pioneer of extreme performance art is exploring the possibilities of happiness as, at 76, she b…
What links labradoodles and shopping malls? The Saturday quiz
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From Mark Darcy to Megatherium, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 Which head of state’s…
How to buy a car in the UK: time it right and negotiate on everything
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All you need to know, from finding the right financing to checking the car’s history and taking it …
Rainforest carbon credit schemes misleading and ineffective, finds report
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System not fit for carbon offsetting, puts Indigenous communities at risk and should be replaced wi…
Want Lena Dunham to paint a mural in your home? Hollywood stars auction themselves to help crew through strike
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The Girls creator joins Donald Glover, Natasha Lyonne and the cast of the Bear, who donated goods a…
Rightwing women’s group slammed for keynote address by ‘misogynist’ Trump
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Concerned Women for America, a self-described public policy women’s US organization, said it was ‘h…
France port of La Ciotat is a little-known beauty
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Less frenetic than neighbouring Marseille, this beautiful coastal resort quietly celebrates its pio…
TV tonight: following larger-than-life twins in another great Storyville film
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An intimate portrait of two boys entering adulthood. Plus, there is nothing better than revenge in …
A new start after 60: My job threatened to make me ill – so I moved out of London and started a magazine
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Mich Maroney, 61, moved to West Cork and launched Swerve, a literary and arts magazine, in 2022. No…
From a boozer to the Norfolk Broads: a riverside walk to The Ship, Reedham
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A tiny railway halt is the gateway to an idyllic stroll ending at a flower-shrouded pub Berney Arm…
Breaking Through Depression; The Balanced Brain – reviews
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Last year, research cast doubt on the dominant ‘chemical imbalance’ theory of depression. Now two p…
‘We have to come to grips with history’: Robert P Jones on The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy
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The US scholar finds the source of Trump’s racist appeal – and current culture wars over the teachi…
The Morning Show to Welcome to Wrexham: the seven best shows to stream this week
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Jon Hamm joins Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in the slick media drama, and we’re back on t…
China’s push to promote state-approved version of Uyghur culture – in pictures
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After years of assault on Uyghur traditions and ways of life, the Chinese government is pumping cas…
Moon Sniper: Japan launches Slim probe on precision landing mission
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Smart Lander for Investigating Moon will aim to touch down within an unprecedented 100 metres of it…
TV tonight: Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes embark on a literary journey through Dorset
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The two friends take off Meryl Streep and read Thomas Hardy. Plus, more blood and gore at the Colos…
How I survived in Sudan: ‘We had one lightbulb. For two terrifying months, we gathered round it as battle raged’
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When war broke out in April between two branches of Sudan’s armed forces, millions were trapped in …
Train versus plane: with many domestic flights banned in France, we test its rail network
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Visionary policy or pipe dream? An 18-day, 3,000km loop from Paris to the Atlantic and Mediterranea…
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – blistering insider portrait of a nation in decline
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The former Tory minister exposes the ‘shameful state’ of recent Conservative rule in this brilliant…
‘I’ve got a few ideas’: Jesse Armstrong on Succession, strikes – and what he will do next
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After seven years of ‘mad triage’ on possibly the best drama series ever, its creator is up for a l…
The Women of NOW review: superb history of feminist growth and groundswell
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Katherine Turk has produced a must-read on the group which did so much for American women in the 19…
Top Boy to The Changeling: the seven best shows to stream this week
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The final season of the thrilling gangland drama is here, and LaKeith Stanfield stars in a strange …